“Marriage is work, yes. But I’m here to tell you newly engaged, newlywed people—it’s working at your dream job. The one you’ve always wanted. With the person you’ve always wanted to work with. Some days suck, but at the end of the day, you wouldn’t wanna work anywhere else.”
“I’m a mother when I need to be because I’ve set boundaries. We have an open relationship where we can talk about everything. She trusts me. Even though she’s my daughter, she’s such an inspiration.”
“We’ll be moving forward, hand in hand, for the rest of our lives. I’ve searched the world for love and she was within me the whole time.”
“I choked down an orange while holding back tears. I felt so weak for getting help, for eating an ORANGE. It was one of the bravest steps I’ve ever taken for myself.”
“From the second we saw each other, we had a connection like we’d known each other for dozens of lifetimes. Only 5 years later, he would be found lying on the side of the road. Just as I was questioning if he was in heaven, a 2-year-old saw something.”
“Just a day out of high school, I’d become responsible for a whole new life. I was in complete control of our future… until I wasn’t. I put it on the back burner, thinking maybe he’ll ‘grow out of it.’”
“Her openness in this moment was a ‘Hey, Family.’ It’s about recognizing your fellow human who knows how it feels to avoid glares of judgement. I had forgotten what it had felt like to be recognized like this by a stranger.”
“‘I’ll call you when we land.’ My phone started going crazy. Holding his hand, I promised him I would move forward with building our family.”
“I went speechless. They were scared to tell anybody because people would make fun of them. Our imperfections don’t define us.”
“The days of having a perfect, tidy home are gone, but the mess is daily proof that every needle plunged into my skin, every surgery, every hateful comment, and every disappointment was completely worth it.”
